I will buy the new print head; however, the Epson Stylus Color 880/880i/8(super3) Printer Basics manual does not show how to replace the head. I will accept that the new head will come with instructions for replacement.

I will buy the new print head; however, the Epson Stylus Color 880/880i/8(super3) Printer Basics manual does not show how to replace the head. I will accept that the new head will come with instructions for replacement.

Hi, It took some time for epson to get back to me but here is there answer, ask epson the closes repair center is. Please rate me. mysleuth .

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I have damaged the printer heads. I'd like to replace them myself. Is this an...
Discussion Thread Response (James M)
03/19/2009 10:54 AM
Dear Larry, Thank you for taking
the time to contact Epson. It is my pleasure to respond to your
inquiry. I'm sorry that you are having difficulty with your printer.
Unfortunately, the Print Head is not a user replaceable part. We
recommend taking the printer to a service center. See below the closest
service center to you:

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Usually printer software/utility has a option to do a print head cleaning or alignment that you can use or if not you can manually clean it but that will be better done by a service tech to avoid and damage.

INK PROBLEM Inkjet printers need to be used frequently to prevent ink drying out and blocking the print head nozzles. If the print head cleaning maintenance routine does not clear the blockages, then print head needs replacing, but it may be expensive. It may be more cost effective to buy a later model and better printer than replace the print head.

Hello pls go to the menu option & chose the option of replacing the head then pull out the M-Y head & Reseat them & calibrate the print head ,problem will be resolved if not then replace the print head .

Inkjet printers need to be used frequently to prevent inkdrying out in the print head nozzles.If the print head cleaning maintenance routine does not clear the blockages, thenprint head needs replacing, but it may be expensive.It may be more cost effective to buy a later model and better printer thanreplace the print head.

this is a common problem on most inkjet printers, if there left for periods of inactivity the ink dries in the printer head and blocks up the little nozzles that put the ink on the paper.

there should be an option to run some cleaning routines which should help restore the print quality back to what you expect, there is a Deep Clean option as well on some cannons i belive this should not be run more than once within 10 - 15 minutes as it can cause damage to the print head.

if your still getting problems with the print quality most cartridge companys sell cleaning solutions designed to clean out blocked printer heads. this should sort it.

the most drastic solution would be to replace the head which is normally fairly easy to get online and quite cheap.

Using a refill for this printer will not "do damage." The damage they are referring to is if you continue printing with an empty cartridge you can damage the print head on the cartridge. Since you replace the print head every time you replace the cartridge, you never damage your printer.

“Lexmark does not support the refilling of its ink cartridges. Refilling the ink cartridges can cause them to leak, thus clogging or even damaging the print head. Any damage to your printer caused by refilled ink cartridges may not be covered under warranty”. Please use genuine Lexmark cartridges for best results.